European and External Relations Committee,

Meeting date: Tuesday, May 24, 2005

Official Report 234KB pdf

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European Union Legislation (Transposition and Implementation)

Agenda item 6 is consideration of a Scottish Executive update on the transposition and implementation of EU legislation.

I see that the zoonoses directive is late again.

Some old friends are back to haunt us.

I did not think that there was anything of great moment in the paper.

It is good to see that transposition is about 50 per cent complete. It would be interesting to find out what other European countries have achieved. Perhaps we could send a copy of the paper to President Chirac, which would do his soul good and perhaps show him the way ahead. Even a place such as Scotland can achieve a transposition figure of more than 50 per cent with not too many pieces of legislation being transposed late.

I am sure that the views of such a law-abiding citizen will be warmly received by President Chirac.